Wusta الوسطى ( العصر)

Middle Salatul Wusta refers to the middle prayer which is the Asr prayer the third of the five compulsory daily prayers for those whose day begins at dawn However some say it refers to the Fajr prayer This is because the Muslims follow a lunar calendar the first day of a new lunar month is only determined when the new moon is sighted shortly after sunset Therefore the Muslim day begins at Maghreb and the first prayer of that new day is Maghreb which makes the third middle prayer Fajr